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Editorial
. 2016 Oct;4(Suppl 1):S26.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2016.10.31.

The case for preoperative aspirin administration in patients undergoing elective CABG: is it open or closed?

Regina Kayse  1 , Richard C Becker  1
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Editorial

The case for preoperative aspirin administration in patients undergoing elective CABG: is it open or closed?

Regina Kayse et al. Ann Transl Med. 2016 Oct.
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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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